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The Ordination of Friar Charbel Mary Francis Boustany, FI, to the priesthood, took place today, July 11th, St Benedict's feast day, 2024, at 7 PM Sydney time, 5 AM EST time, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, Australia. Deo gratias.
He was ordained long with Deacon Adrian Suyanto and Deacon Likeisone Tomiko of the Archdiocese of Sydney. Four Bishops were present including the Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher, OP, who was the main celebrant, and ordaining bishop, along with Bps. Richard Umbers, Terry Brady, and Danny Meagher.
Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia, FI, head of our US Delegation, was present, along with Fr Charles Robinson, FI, who was ordained last year here in Bloomington, Indiana. Over 120 priests and deacons, as well as many nuns and brothers, were present. It was a beautiful day indeed. Please keep Fr Charbel and the other two new priests in your prayers. St. Benedict, pray for them.

Livestream Replay:https://youtu.be/GCsjT5Zsy54
Entrance: https://youtu.be/GCsjT5Zsy54?t=465
Greeting: https://youtu.be/GCsjT5Zsy54?t=1035
Readings: https://youtu.be/GCsjT5Zsy54?t=1647
Election of the Candidates: https://youtu.be/GCsjT5Zsy54?t=2375
Homily: https://youtu.be/GCsjT5Zsy54?t=2529
Rite of Ordination, Promise of Obedience: https://youtu.be/GCsjT5Zsy54?t=3276
Laying on of Hands, Ordination: https://youtu.be/GCsjT5Zsy54?t=3951
Liturgy of the Eucharist: https://youtu.be/GCsjT5Zsy54?t=6460
Concluding Rites: https://youtu.be/GCsjT5Zsy54?t=8700

Some photos are from the Archdiocese of Sydney's websites

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This is the best “Eclipse 2024” story you’ll hear
From Aleteia.com This account is perhaps the sort of thing that people who hold to certain stereotypes about religious people and science might never imagine.


Source: This is the best "Eclipse 2024" story you'll hear
aleteia.org/2024/04/11/this-is-the-best-eclipse-20…


Full set of Live Streamed videos: youtube.com/live/c2Wca2tUQbI?si=zLpSXob4mCOiAKPW


The Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center was packed to the gills with science and astronomy-loving Catholics, last weekend with the head of the Vatican Observatory, Br. Guy Consolmagno and other astronomers doing major research with the Keck Observatory and the James Web Space Telescope. The Grand Finale was, of course, the total eclipse on Monday, April 8th, with the retreat center being only a half mile from the maximum totality line.

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Mary, the Eclipse, a Comet & the Devil - New "Mary to the Moon" video
Listen as Friar Roderic points out many coincidences regarding the upcoming solar eclipse relative to the Annunciation and the appearance of a "Devil Comet" as spiritual signs urging repentance and faithfulness in the face of celestial and biblical symbols of good versus evil.
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Tammy Peterson (Jordan Peterson's wife) gives her heartfelt, beautiful testimony on the rosary and her journey to the Catholic Faith that successfully got her through much suffering from a normally fatal form of Cancer. Our friars were involved in arranging the interview and with the filming. You can watch it here on GabiAfterHours' channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4uWe...

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Watch an inspiring account of the life and lessons of St. Maximilian Kolbe, narrated by our own Fr. Elias Mills on the GabiAfterHours channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9SwM...

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New Video at Mother of All Peoples Channel:
Why is the truth about Mary as the "Mother of us All" to use the expression of Pope Francis more necessary now than ever? Join Dr. Mark Miravalle for his captivating presentation during the International Marian Association - the Franciscan University of Steubenville Marian Symposium Sept. 15, 2023.

Mary Live with Dr. Miravalle - "Mother of Us All" - Who She Is and Why We Need Her More Than Ever
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Join the Franciscan Friars for the Ordination of Fra Charles A. M. Robinson on Aug 14, 11 AM & First Mass on Aug 15, 7 AM at Sacred Heart Chapel, Bloomington, IN. RSVP at fraCharlesOrdination.eventbrite.com/. Stream on this Channel. #SacredOrdination 🙏

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Entire Rosary = Game Changer
Here is a video done by GabiAfterHours featuring our very own Fr. Josemaria. I only just found out about it, but I thought I should get a link up right away since he talks much about St Louis-Marie De Montfort whose feast it is today (at least for a few more hours here in the US). It is especially fascinating since St. Louis-Marie was instrumental in taking his faith more seriously, leading to his entry into the Franciscans of the Immacualte. Deo gratias!!

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Fr. Elias is heading to Japan with a group on a pilgrimage to the Catholic sites there. He wants us to keep them all in our prayers and especially to pray to Our Lady of Japan according to the prayer card, which you can download here. airmaria.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/shrtv/SeiboMar…
He hopes to be sending videos back from his trip as he goes.
Video on the trip: https://youtu.be/iC6ZUpXVFiw
Video of Catholic History of Japan: https://youtu.be/0Kk7rZUr-6s

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF JAPAN (from Backside of the Card)

O Immaculate Virgin, Mother of God and Our Lady of Japan, please look down with motherly affection on your children, the people of Japan, and grant to them the grace to be reborn through the waters of baptism as your sons and daughters, children of God. In union with your sorrowful and Immaculate Heart, Your Son Jesus Christ generously shed His Blood and suffered for them and all unbelievers. This land has also been soaked by the blood of thousands, martyrs such as St. Peter Baptist, St. Paul Miki, St. Lorenzo Ruiz, and others. May their sacrifices be the seeds of Faith for many converts to the Church in Japan and may their deaths and heroic witness not be in vain.

Please give to the Catholics of Japan a renewed fervor, conviction and zeal to be prophets and witnesses to the saving truths of the Faith that was first preached to them by the zealous missionary, St. Francis Xavier and continued by the Marian Apostle, St. Maximilian Kolbe.

O Maria Kannon, do not permit that Your Son, Our Lord, remain unknown by unbelievers, but with the graces of conversion and sanctification, which have been entrusted to You as Mother of Mercy and Queen of the Missions, crush their idolatry and remove their infidelity, and bring Jesus Christ, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, to them as you once did to your cousin Elizabeth. As the Star of the New Evangelization, transform by your Maternal mediation and care, the Land of the Rising Sun into the Land of the Risen Son.

Amen.

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+ Most Rev. William P. Callahan Bishop of La Crosse

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Schedule for New Years' :
Sat Dec 31st - New Years' Eve:
6 PM Holy Hour - Vespers and Rosary - 7 Joys
9 PM - 12:45 AM - Adoration - Reparation - Mass of Holy Mary Mother of God
- 9 PM - Special Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in thanksgiving for the old year and to prepare for the new.
- 10 PM - Holy Hour of Reparation to the Sacred Heart
- 11:00 PM - Vigil Office for the Solemnity of the Mother of God
- 11:45 PM - Holy Mass for the Solemnity of the Mother of God

Sun Jan 1 - New Years' Day - Solemnity of the Holy Mother of God:
10:00 AM - Holy Mass
4 PM - Holy Hour Canceled



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